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Lagos, Nigeria, August 16, 2012--Unidentified
gunmen today stormed a private television station owned by Gabon's main
opposition leader and burned down its transmitters, according to local journalists
and news reports. It was the second armed attack on the broadcaster since 2009.

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New York, August 6, 2012--The Committee to Protect
Journalists condemns Friday's decision by Gabon's state-run media regulator to
suspend two private newspapers for six months over criticism of top officials.

In a press statement obtained by CPJ, the National
Communications Council accused weeklies Ezombolo
and La Une of disrespecting public
institutions "and the personalities that embody them." Local journalists told
CPJ that the council appeared to be singling out critics of the government.

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New York, January 5, 2012--The government of Gabon, led by President
Ali Bongo, on Tuesday imposed suspensions on a TV station and a newspaper for coverage
of opposition leader André Mba Obame, according to local journalists and news
reports.